Purpose and Data

Formula 1 is an international auto racing championship involving (as of 2021) 20 drivers, 10 constructors, and races all over the world. Each Formula 1 race generates an overwhelming of data and information. This applications is intended to take a small amount of this information and data and present it in an easy to consume report than can be used to better understand historical races. The figures listed below have examples and short explanations on the following slides. Race data for this project comes from Rohan Rao’s Kaggle project, and map data comes from Tomislav Bacinger.

Maps:

• World map track location
• Circuit Map

Plots:

• Lap time by lap number and driver
• Position by lap number and driver

The following examples use the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix for examples.

Example World Map

This map shows the location of the Grand Prix on the world map. The figure also adds some track data into a pop up message. The app includes a second plot with the circuit map.

Example Lap Time Plot

This plot shows lap times in seconds over lap number by driver. Large spikes are usually attributable to safety cars where drivers are required to drive slower.

Example Position Plot

This plot shows driver position over lap number by driver. Position represents the driver’s “rank” or “place” (ie a driver finishing in 1st position gets 1st place).